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Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia : Records

Date

1879-1978

By

Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of AustralasiaProtestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Triumph Lodge No 9; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Valley True Blue Lodge No 11; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Star of Hastings Lodge No 12; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Star of Oamaru Lodge No 13; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Star of Southland Lodge No 14; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Pride of Ngapara Lodge No - 15; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Gilchrist Lodge No 19; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Prince of Wales Lodge No 20; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Southern Cross Lodge No 21; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Loyal Pioneer Lodge No 25; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Queen's Own Lodge No 36; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Loyal Excelsior Lodge No 41; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. John Knox Lodge No 50; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Alexandra Lodge No 53; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Grand Protestant Alliance Lodge No 1; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Pride of Valley True Blue - Lodge No 1; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. Wickliffe Lodge No 44; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australasia. St. Albans Lodge No 17

Reference

MS-Group-1133

Description

The Lodge claims to be the oldest in New Zealand, started at Thames in 1872. Others were formed later in NZ and earlier in Australia. A NZ Grand Council was started in 1880 with eight lodges. In 1978 the Society split into three to reduce administrative costs and negotiations were made to transfer the records to ATL. Records consist of fund and membership records, minute books, financial records, correspondence, etc.

Includes the records of the following Lodges: Valley True Blue Lodge No 11, Queens Own Lodge No 36, Pride of Ngapara Lodge No 15, Star of Oamaru Lodge No 13, John Knox Lodge No 50, Triumph Lodge No 9, Loyal Excelsior Lodge No 41, Royal Standard Lodge No 61, Southern Cross Lodge No 21, Grand Lodge No 1, Star of Southland Lodge No 14, Star of Hastings Lodge No 12, Gilchrist Lodge No 19, Prince of Wales Lodge No 20, St Albans Lodge No 17.

Quantity: 13 box(es) (179 folders). 12 volume(s). 5 Linear Metres.

Physical Description: Mss, typescript and printed matter

Finding Aids: Preliminary list available. Includes rules (1902) and history of the Society, by J L Paulden, Grand Secretary, 1972.

Provenance: Donor/Lender/Vendor - Donated by Mr J Paulden (Secretary), Christchurch, 1980

Transfers: Collection as a whole received into Manuscripts; material transferred to the Photographic Archive - To Photographic Archive - Photographs, mainly Conference delegates (PAColl-7821).

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Format

13 box(es) (179 folders), 12 volume(s), 5 Linear Metres, Minutes (Records), Registers (Lists), Financial records, Business correspondence, Death certificates, Manuscripts, Mss, typescript and printed matter

There are 191 items in total.

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